Kevin Person Jr. has been captivating audiences with his piano artistry for over two decades. His journey began with a spark of inspiration, ignited by jazz, when his father encouraged him to join the renowned jazz program at Alta Sierra Middle School under the guidance of Paul Lucckesi. During his teenage years, Kevin's musical horizons...
Transport yourself to the Rive Gauche without leaving Fillmore Street. Chouquet's invites you to experience "Jazz on the Patio," a long-standing neighborhood tradition that pairs world-class live music with the breezy elegance of a classic French bistro. Set against the backdrop of one of San Francisco’s most iconic shopping corridors, this event offers a high-fidelity...
North Beach New Orleans
Brian Settles | Sax Tim Angulo | Drums Richard Giddens | Bass Jonathan Finlayson | Trumpet Jonathan Finlayson is a New York–based trumpeter and composer known for his work with Steve Coleman and the M-Base collective. A distinctive improviser, he blends complex rhythms with lyrical phrasing. Finlayson leads his own groups, including Sicilian Defense, and...
Join us at Scopo Divino for Carington Swing to be transported back to a 1930’s Parisian cafe. Christophe Carington is a San Francisco based American jazz guitarist, composer, and arranger – mixing the sounds of Traditional Jazz with Latin, Eastern European folk, and Classical to forge his own energetic, yet romantic style of acoustic guitar...
Radio Sophia is an instrumental musical collaboration between David Boyce (Saxophones, Loops, Effects) and Michael Cavaseno (Guitar, Loops, Effects) who carry on the torch for Zori Marinova as she moved back to her native Bulgaria. The trio's sound can be described as Groovy, Soulful Mix of Jazz, Pop, RnB and World Music. And plays weekly...
Keys Jazz Bistro welcomes Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers to the stage. The band has performed at many of the top festivals and concert venues in the US, Europe, Japan and Canada. They have headlined at Jazz At Lincoln Center on New Year’s Eve, and were featured at the official Oscars after-party...
The NYC-based “Alex Weitz Group” are known for their strong group dynamic, exciting interpretations of standards, and captivating memorable original compositions blending straight ahead jazz with modern, classical, and contemporary influences. Across the span of over a decade they have recorded five albums, including their recent release “Rule of Thirds” on Outside in Music as...
Brian Settles | Sax Tim Angulo | Drums Richard Giddens | Bass Jonathan Finlayson | Trumpet Jonathan Finlayson is a New York–based trumpeter and composer known for his work with Steve Coleman and the M-Base collective. A distinctive improviser, he blends complex rhythms with lyrical phrasing. Finlayson leads his own groups, including Sicilian Defense, and...
Barbara Gainer is a multi-talented San Francisco vocalist and radio personality appearing at Sheba Piano Lounge. She specializes in sophisticated blues and classic jazz, blending powerful blues numbers with timeless standards and delivering them with a warm, commanding vocal style shaped by decades of musical immersion. A longtime DJ on KPOO 89.5 FM, she brings...
Cliff Myers & Friends appear at the Comstock Saloon from 8–11pm, continuing the venue’s tradition of presenting small-ensemble jazz in its historic North Beach setting. Led by Cliff Myers in a jazz-funk and soul-jazz direction, the group typically features a rotating cast of Bay Area players, with sets built around groove-focused tunes and extended improvisation...
Chris Burns is an American pianist, organist, songwriter, and producer whose deep roots in blues, soul, and R&B have made him a sought-after collaborator for more than three decades. A core member of The Lucky Losers for over ten years, Burns co-writes extensively with Cathy Lemons and Phil Berkowitz and has appeared on all six...
Richard Nelson Hall | Piano Matt Roads | Upright Bass Brian Fishler | Drums Rob Dehlingher | Trumpet & Vocals
Keys Jazz Bistro welcomes Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers to the stage. The band has performed at many of the top festivals and concert venues in the US, Europe, Japan and Canada. They have headlined at Jazz At Lincoln Center on New Year’s Eve, and were featured at the official Oscars after-party...
The NYC-based “Alex Weitz Group” are known for their strong group dynamic, exciting interpretations of standards, and captivating memorable original compositions blending straight ahead jazz with modern, classical, and contemporary influences. Across the span of over a decade they have recorded five albums, including their recent release “Rule of Thirds” on Outside in Music as...
Keeping folks up past 10 pm in SF is no easy feat, but Key’s owner Simon Rowe has been showcasing the best of the Bay Area’s organ trios in his late night Saturday sets. His ‘Transcendent Trio’, formed for a “Jazz on the Patio” residency during the pandemic will feature the dynamic Kai Lyons- guitar,...
Richard Nelson Hall | Piano Matt Roads | Upright Bass Brian Fishler | Drums Rob Dehlingher | Trumpet & Vocals
Transport yourself to the Rive Gauche without leaving Fillmore Street. Chouquet's invites you to experience "Jazz on the Patio," a long-standing neighborhood tradition that pairs world-class live music with the breezy elegance of a classic French bistro. Set against the backdrop of one of San Francisco’s most iconic shopping corridors, this event offers a high-fidelity...
The Roger Glenn Jazz Organ Trio brings the soulful tradition of the classic Hammond B-3 jazz organ trio to life with swing, groove, and deep improvisation. Master multi-instrumentalist Roger Glenn—on flute, saxophone, and vibraphone—is the son of the late Tyree Glenn, one of the 57 jazz greats pictured in the historic photo A Great Day in Harlem, and a longtime...
Ben Stolorow, piano; Peter Barshay, bass; Vince Lateano, drums. Part of the Bird & Beckett Jazz in the Bookshop (Sundays 5–7pm). Seating is limited — reservations recommended: 415-586-3733. Suggested contribution: $20–30; students $10–15; younger kids free.
Settle into a Sunday evening that feels straight out of a New Orleans daydream as Gaucho brings their signature hot-club–inspired jazz to Brenda’s French Soul Food. From 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, the band turns the Polk Street institution into a warm, swinging supper room, mixing Django-style gypsy jazz, classic standards, and soulful improvisations that...
Kyle Athayde | Vibraphone Mikiya Matsuda | Bass Nick Rossi | Guitar Adam Shulman | Piano Patrick Wolff | Clarinet Guitarist-Bandleader Nick Rossi is renown for his popular Bay Area swing dance bands, his Classic Jazz trios and quartets, and for helming a nonet/tentet dedicated to the “small group” repertoire of Duke Ellington, the Jazzopaters....
Spend your Sunday afternoon immersed in the sultry, soulful sounds of the Alexandra Rieloff Trio at Otherwise Brewing. Known for her versatile background as a choreographer and filmmaker, Brooklyn-born Chilean vocalist Alexandra Rieloff brings a cinematic elegance to her jazz performances. This intimate set will feature a timeless repertoire of Jazz Standards, Bossa Nova, and...
Max Jaffe is a drummer, producer, composer, and technologist born in San Francisco and currently based in Los Angeles, CA. His work expands the possibilities of composition and collaboration through the drum set. In 2025, Jaffe released "You Want That Too!" on Colorfield Records. Counting Jeff Parker, Meg Duffy (Hand Habits), and Shelley Burgon...
The NYC-based “Alex Weitz Group” are known for their strong group dynamic, exciting interpretations of standards, and captivating memorable original compositions blending straight ahead jazz with modern, classical, and contemporary influences. Across the span of over a decade they have recorded five albums, including their recent release “Rule of Thirds” on Outside in Music as...